7:30 AM

2 parallel sessions
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
1) Peter Froggatt Centre Ground Floor Foyer

Conference Registration Desk & PowerPoint Manager's Desk Open from 7:30 - 12:00

Conference Registration and Information Desk Open from 7:30 - 12:00 Pick up your name badge and registration materials. PowerPoint Manager's Desk Open from 7:30-8:20 for support as required.

  • AM
  • PM
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Registration Check-in
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
4) Peter Froggatt Centre - 03/011

Quiet Room Open

This room is designated as a quiet interfaith prayer room, Indigenous friendship hub, space for nursing mothers, and any other individual needs.

  • Quiet Room

8:30 AM

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
2) Whitla Hall/Zoom Day 4
Virtual
Plenary

Introductory Remarks

  • AM
  • Opening
  • Announcements
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Whitla Hall

8:40 AM

8:40 AM - 9:20 AM
2) Whitla Hall/Zoom Day 4
Virtual
Plenary

Plenary Presention #5: Tammy Robinson-Smythe

View the recording here.

  • AM
  • Plenary Presentation
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Whitla Hall

9:20 AM

2 parallel sessions
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
1) Peter Froggatt Centre Ground Floor Foyer

Networking Break and Exhibitor Showcase

  • AM
  • Networking
  • Break
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Exhibitors
9:20 AM - 11:20 AM
3) South Dining Hall
Posters

Poster Room Open (Take-Down after 11:20)

Posters will be taken down after 11:20.

  • AM
  • PM
  • Poster
  • Thursday, August 27

10:00 AM

6 parallel sessions
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
A) Peter Froggatt Centre - 02/026
Concurrent Session

A10 - Survival of the Fishiest: Traits That Tip the Scales I

  • AM
  • Concurrent Session
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Invasive Fish Traits
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
B) Peter Froggatt Centre - 02/018
Concurrent Session

B10 - The Biology Beneath: Parasites and Pathogens in Aquatic Invasions

  • AM
  • Concurrent Session
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Parasites
  • Pathogens
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
C) Peter Froggatt Centre - 02/025
Concurrent Session

C10 - Disease Vectors in Focus: Mosquito-borne Health Threats

  • AM
  • Concurrent Session
  • Health Impacts
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Disease Vectors
  • Mosquitoes
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
D) Peter Froggatt Centre - 03/017
Special Session and Workshop: Ballast Water and Biofouling

D10 - Workshop: Assessing Risk to Inform Ballast Water and Biofouling Regulations III

This workshop, in combination with the Special Session on Transcending Boundaries Between the Science and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Biofouling, aims to bridge the gap between research and policy, and to connect data needs and risk assessments with effective management and mitigation measures. Participants will be challenged to leverage and build on experience and lessons learned to improve the implementation of current ballast water management practices and advance new biofouling management policies.

  • AM
  • Ballast Water
  • Workshop
  • Biofouling
  • Thursday, August 27
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
E) Peter Froggatt Centre - 02/017
Concurrent Session

E10 - Watching the Waters: Ecological Drivers of Aquatic Invasive Species Success

  • AM
  • Concurrent Session
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Pelagic Invasive Species
  • Ecological Drivers
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
F) Peter Froggatt Centre - 02/011
Concurrent Session

F10 - Beyond Habitats: From Genes to Ecosystems

  • AM
  • Concurrent Session
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Terrestrial Invasive Species

11:20 AM

11:20 AM - 1:00 PM
1) Peter Froggatt Centre Ground Floor Foyer

Networking Lunch and Exhibitors' Showcase

  • AM
  • PM
  • Networking
  • Lunch
  • Thursday, August 27

1:00 PM

5 parallel sessions
1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
A) Peter Froggatt Centre - 02/026
Concurrent Session

A11 - Survival of the Fishiest: Traits That Tip the Scales II

  • Concurrent Session
  • PM
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Invasive Fish Traits
1:00 PM - 2:40 PM
B) Peter Froggatt Centre - 02/018
Workshop: Overcoming language barriers to improve work on AIS

B11 - Workshop: Overcoming Language Barriers to Improve Collaboration and Research on Aquatic Invasive Species

  • PM
  • Workshop
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Communication
1:00 PM - 2:40 PM
C) Peter Froggatt Centre - 02/025
Concurrent Session

C11 - Shell We Worry? Battling the Bivalve Boom

  • Concurrent Session
  • PM
  • Mussels
  • Thursday, August 27
1:00 PM - 2:40 PM
D) Peter Froggatt Centre - 03/017
Special Session and Workshop: Ballast Water and Biofouling

D11 - Workshop: Assessing Risk to Inform Ballast Water and Biofouling Regulations IV

This workshop, in combination with the Special Session on Transcending Boundaries Between the Science and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Biofouling, aims to bridge the gap between research and policy, and to connect data needs and risk assessments with effective management and mitigation measures. Participants will be challenged to leverage and build on experience and lessons learned to improve the implementation of current ballast water management practices and advance new biofouling management policies.

  • PM
  • Ballast Water
  • Workshop
  • Biofouling
  • Thursday, August 27
1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
E) Peter Froggatt Centre - 02/017
Concurrent Session

E11 - Ahead of the Spread: Innovations in Predicting and Managing Aquatic Invasive Species

  • Concurrent Session
  • PM
  • Coastal Invasions
  • Monitoring
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Detection
  • Management
  • Innovations

2:00 PM

2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
5) Whitla Hall
Special Session and Demo: Conservation Detection Dogs

Special Session: Conservation Detection Dogs - How Dogs Can Be Effectively Used as a Tool for Identifying Cryptic Aquatic INNS (Whitla Hall ONLY)

Whitla Hall Only.

  • PM
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Detection
  • Special Session

2:40 PM

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
5) Whitla Hall
Special Session and Demo: Conservation Detection Dogs

Plenary Demonstration: Conservation Detection Dogs (Location Weather-Dependent: Outdoor Courtyard or Whitla Hall)

  • PM
  • Plenary Presentation
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Detection
  • Demonstration

3:10 PM

3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
2) Whitla Hall/Zoom Day 4
Virtual
Plenary

Closing Ceremony and Awards (Whitla Hall ONLY)

  • PM
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Closing
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